July 2010: Weaning's in full swing, the kitchen floor's covered in ming

[CakeandRoses]

And voila: our 6th postnatal thread... which neatly works out roughly one a month [maths genius emoticon]

tbh, i'm probably more aggravated by the state he'll be returned to me by dh than the nursery!

keep looking, it'll be fine.

you're right to overthink it. don't apologise for it.

'this whole being a mother, wanting your children to be individuals, and also earning the money to put clothes on their back stuff' isn't easy.

one of my friends has just finished her training to be a solicitor and has just got a job with a great firm but she really wants a baby and has already said she'll go back to work fulltime afterwards - but she said it really sadly and her eyes were kind of crying out to me

but do go to see some more. just to be sure

but also, maybe you're right - maybe this isn't the job

i meant: maybe this isn;t the right job, maybe you should hold out for another one

sorry i meant to reply to you earlier mlic - that's so lovely all the compliments you had about E today

nothing comes close to the pride you feel when one of your children is complimented, does it?

hope they mentioned his lovely locks too

Oh, TSC, you don't sound mental at all- I think reading all that has made me slightly less scared of you! (And I mean that in the nicest possible way)These are your children, there is no one on Earth who knows them the way you do, or who could understand their needs the same way. The thought of leaving Gwynnie with anyone else makes me feel totally sick.

Could you look for a childminder, rather than a nursery, or are they horribly expensive?

Stac I've been mostly embracing domesticity and trying to whip this place into shape- cleaning walls and suck. Also sewing like crazy for Esty- I should have my shop up and running soon, but I wanted to have a bit of stock before I listed anything. DH and I had our 1st wedding anniversary on Sunday, so my mum had Gwen for the night so that DH and I could have an actual date.

tsc you dont sound like a wanker these are your kids, obviously the money thing is important but you have got by for long enough would waiting a bit longer for dp to hear about the bbc job or a more suitable job for you be so bad? Trust me i know how hard it is with one wage and tbh its a shit wage at that but i know me rushing back to work wouldnt sort it. Thats probs not too helpful

tsc you dont sound like a wanker these are your kids, obviously the money thing is important but you have got by for long enough would waiting a bit longer for dp to hear about the bbc job or a more suitable job for you be so bad? Trust me i know how hard it is with one wage and tbh its a shit wage at that but i know me rushing back to work wouldnt sort it. Thats probs not too helpful

morning everyone, L woke up at 1.30, he isnt actually awake iykwim, he is thrashing and clesrly in pain with his teeth but isnt awake, a couple of ounces and he goes again then woke at 5.30 and spentthe next hour crawling all over us in bed hitting us with rattles and pulling our faces!!
mlic that is amazing well done W, oh and well done E for yesterday 2 clever little boys!!!
tsc your not a wanker, i love the creche L goes to when i go to support group they are so good with the children, almost one on one and they really interact with them, i will be sad when the group ends when he cant go! would you look at more nurserys or has it made you realise its not the right time yet?
needle welcome back, what sort of things are you going to sell on Etsy ? mlic Etsy is like an Ebay site but for things that are handmade. (i think!!)
stac dogs trust wont let us have a dog unless a pup due to having a baby ive been looking online for one to come up but nothing, none of the centers let families have strays, which is so sad even if its a puppy as they have been dumped and due to the recession people are dumping dogs more than they used to.

Woo! Well done W you must feel 100 times better mlic

Dylan did go to sleep by being rocked but woke up after something stupid like 5 mins.

He came back in our bed again We'll get there eventually, he only woke up twice after that though.

sorry, just extracted myself from potty hell - a poo and a wee in his pants and a wee in the potty. the wee accident was our fault as we kinda stalled when he asked to get down from the table to use the potty as he'd already been on it three times with no result. i wasn't there for the poo one so don't no exactly why he did that one.

now trying to decide whether to use pull-ups for his nap as he wakes from night and day sleep very wet usually.

tsc has made me redundant on the pizza front as all her answers are what i'd have said

i'd say about 3tbs of the puree

tsc remember if you were only working part-time then F and C would have you around most of the time

congrats on your night mlic*!

thanks mlic i totally get why you were so stressed about E's potty training the other day. it feels like life and death, this!

he's still very keen and asking to go on the potty and the loo (with seat thingy) loads so that's good. i have put a potty up here too tho based on your advice as i think he finds the potty easier to get on to even tho he does like the loo.

have put him in pull-ups for this nap but might risk care mat and/or trainer pants (the type i facebook PMd you about before) for tomo's nap. deffo not at night tho - will use the 'special sleep pants' for then

it's a bit annoying as we always used the eco-disposables but if i use the same brand of eco pull-ups i think he'll know its a nappy

we have a few care mats dotted about but stupidly hadn't thought to put one in his booster so will now. how big are the pampers ones?

oh and do you find pull-ups contain less wee? he was leaking this morning in one but wasn't sure if it was maybe a bit loose (i inherited some 'left-overs' from a friend and they might be a bit bigger than his usual size altho they didn't seem loose)

i think i could do with buying some disposable care mats like you describe actually as they ones we have are washable which is great but even the thought of more fucking laundry isn't that palatable right now